Bernard Grandmaître

In government

On December 13, 1984, Grandmaître was elected in a by-election to succeed retiring MPP Albert Roy in the riding of Ottawa East.^[2] This riding is one of the safest Liberal seats in the province, and Grandmaître was returned without difficulty in the 1985 provincial election.^[4]

The Liberals formed a minority government after this election, and Grandmaître was appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs.^[5] In the latter capacity, he played a major role in passing the province's French Language Services Act in 1986.^{[citation needed]}

The Liberals won a landslide majority in the 1987 election, and Grandmaître defeated his nearest opponent by almost 15,000 votes.^[6] He was appointed Minister of Revenue on September 29, 1987, while retaining responsibility for Francophone Affairs.^[7] His term in cabinet ended on August 2, 1989.^[8]

Cabinet positions

In opposition

The Liberals were defeated by the NDP in the 1990 election, although Grandmaître again retained his seat without difficulty.^[9] He was re-elected again in the 1995 election,^[10] and retired in 1999. He endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.^[11]

Electoral record

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v t e 1995 Ontario general election: Ottawa East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bernard Grandmaître	14,436	56.94	−5.47	$ 19,824.52
	Progressive Conservative	Cynthia Bled	5,368	21.17	+12.77	28,483.15
	New Democratic	David Dyment	4,818	19.00	−4.27	17,425.03
	Green	Larry Tyldsley	335	1.32	−1.44	524.72
	Natural Law	Robert Mayer	261	1.03		0.00
	Independent	Steven White	136	0.54		0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			25,354	98.71		$ 45,818.00
Total rejected ballots			331	1.29	+0.07
Turnout			25,685	53.21	-2.02
Eligible voters			48,272
	Liberal hold		Swing		-9.12
Source(s) "General Election of June 8 1995 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Retrieved May 31, 2014. "General Election of June 8 1995 – Statistical Summary". Elections Ontario. "1995 Details of Candidate Income and Expenses" (3.16MB). & "1995 Summary of Income and Campaign Expenses" ( Word'95 .doc files (146KB)).

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